Image source: Getty Images There are some terrific businesses listed on the UK stock market. Unfortunately, opportunities to buy shares in them at attractive prices don’t come around often. When a stock has been rising, it can look like the chance has gone. But this isn’t always the case — a growing business can be worth a high share price. 3i 3i (LSE:III) shares are trading at an all-time high, which suggests now isn’t a good time to consider buying the stock. But I don’t think investors should be too quick to conclude this. Five years ago, the stock was…
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Image source: Getty Images Every investor has good days, bad days, and those that are just downright ugly. Yesterday (13 February) was the latter for my SIPP portfolio as one of my largest holdings — The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) — plummeted 33% in a single day. Incredibly though, the stock’s still up 168% over five years, showing how well it’s performed historically. Nevertheless, this is a significant setback. Should I buy more shares on this monster dip? Let’s take a look. Uh-oh! The Trade Desk’s platform enables programmatic ad buying, leveraging data to help brands and agencies reach target…
Adapted by Lisa M. Laird, CFA, from “Communicating Clearly about Investment Objectives and Risks” by Karyn Williams, PhD, and Harvey D. Shapiro, originally published in the July/August 2021 issue of Investments & Wealth Monitor.1 In the first article in this series, we discussed the need for clear communications at the initial stage of the investment process. We started with purpose and objectives as the bedrock for basic decisions about investment strategy. In this second installment, we identify the communication challenges that accompany traditional investment decision frameworks and such risk concepts as standard deviation. So What’s Wrong with Traditional Investment Decision Frameworks?…
European Union carbon credit costs have pulled back from recent gains but remain higher than shipping’s first year in the emissions trading system. The elevated prices for what are known as EU Allowances (EUAs) come in a year when shipowners and operators are required to cover a higher share of their greenhouse gas emissions on European voyages than in 2024. Source link
Close Brothers Savings has launched a new one-year fixed account paying 4.58% interest, earning an “excellent” Moneyfacts rating.The account is aimed at people with larger sums to invest, requiring a minimum deposit of £10,000 to open.However, savers can expect to see sizeable returns. To give an example of the interest the pot can amass at its current rate, a £10,000 deposit is estimated to earn £458 over the course of a year.Fixed-rate accounts enable savers to lock their money away at a fixed interest rate for a set period. They’re best for those who can afford to leave their money…
Retail investor pessimism rises to highest since November 2023, AAII survey showsAlmost half of all Main Street investors responding to a weekly survey from the American Association of Individual Investors are bearish on the outlook for stocks over the next six months, the largest number since November 2023. Pessimism rose to 47.3% in the survey out Thursday, from 42.9% last week and the most since 50.3% in late 2023.The historical average for bearishness is 31.0%. Only 28.4% of individual investors responding to the survey described themselves as bullish, down from 33.3% last week but only the lowest reading in a…
Image source: Getty Images With interest rates starting to fall, building a second income through dividends looks more attractive than ever. Banks and building societies are slashing rates on deposits, following the third Bank of England base rate cut on 6 February. Two or three more rate cuts could follow this year, and if they do, cash returns will fall further. So will bonds yields. With luck, dividend income will continue to rise. Many FTSE 100 stocks offer solid value and sky-high yields, making them ideal for investors seeking passive income. Can Phoenix dividends keep rising? Dividends aren’t guaranteed though.…
Image source: Getty Images It gets a lot of stick, the FTSE 100. It might have been smashing record highs recently, but people aren’t all that optimistic on the index. FTSE 100 stocks are all about the dividends, they say. There’s been no growth since 1999, they note. In among the doom and gloom, there are plenty of gems to be unearthed, however. Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR) is a notable example. The shares rose 10 times in value since a dip in 2022. I was quite pleased to see my own position grow with them, even if I didn’t quite catch…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey and Turkey’s ambassador to NATO Zeki Levent Gumrukcu take part in a family photo during a NATO Defence Ministers meeting at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 13, 2025. Yves Herman | ReutersAs the world’s defense and security elite gathers for the Munich Security Conference, the future of Ukraine, peace talks with Russia and reshaping Europe’s security and defense architecture will be at the fore of discussions.Top U.S. officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy for Ukraine and…
Image source: Getty images Precious metals continue to grab headlines in 2025 as jitteriness on financial markets heats up. Bullion-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have exploded in value as gold prices have jumped. Gold — which struck 40 separate record highs last year — is already up 11% in the five-and-a-bit weeks since New Year’s Day. It struck fresh new highs of $2,914 per ounce in recent hours. I think there could be much further upside for gold prices too. And especially if bullion values move through the technically critical $3,000 marker. A simple way for investors to capitalise on this…